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TEAM BUILDING

TEAM BUILDING. WELCOME!. TEAM BUILDING OBJECTIVES. Build and serve on high-performance, effective teams Help meet our goals and objectives. WHAT WILL BE LEARNED. Dynamics and skills involved How to effectively communicate How to define roles How to recognize and use helpful behavior

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TEAM BUILDING

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  1. TEAM BUILDING WELCOME! Optimist International

  2. TEAM BUILDING OBJECTIVES • Build and serve on high-performance, effective teams • Help meet our goals and objectives. Optimist International

  3. WHAT WILL BE LEARNED • Dynamics and skills involved • How to effectively communicate • How to define roles • How to recognize and use helpful behavior • How to avoid and overcome destructive behavior • Steps in team decision making and problem solving Optimist International

  4. WHAT IS A TEAM? • A group organized to work together. • A team is a group of individuals working together to solve a problem, meet an objective, or tackle an issue. Optimist International

  5. SHORT HISTORY OF TEAM BUILDING • Mayo: confirmed relationship between human factors and productivity • Maslow: linked motivation and performance • Team relationships important • Business demonstrated effectiveness of teams and refined structure and use Optimist International

  6. WHY DO TEAMS WORK? • Whole is greater than the sum of its parts • Individuals bring a range of talents, knowledge, experience, contacts, etc. • Working together, a team can accomplish more Optimist International

  7. INTANGIBLE BENEFITS • Sense of accomplishment • Self-fulfillment • Esprit de corps • Get to know one another • More participation in activities • Enhance club/OI reputation We know how to get things done for our kids! Optimist International

  8. BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE TEAM • Get to know one another • Establish consensus as to team’s purpose • Identify available resources • Establish rules of behavior Optimist International

  9. ESTABLISH CONSENSUS FOR TEAM’S PURPOSE • Short term team: once achieved, team disbands • Long term team: on-going objective • Establish specific objectives • Establish its authority • Reach consensus on expected results • Establish a completion date Optimist International

  10. IDENTIFY RESOURCES • What’s the budget? • Special equipment • Time members can devote – get a commitment • Special, relevant information • Other teams and/or individuals Optimist International

  11. Be optimistic Be on time Support one another Be courteous Be open minded Be honest Participate Be open Listen Stay on track Share the work Complete your work Present ideas, comments clearly Be prepared HELPFUL BEHAVIOR Optimist International

  12. Constantly critical Dominate/monopolize Be manipulative Be judgmental Act bored/uninterested Do unrelated things Sub-conversations Simply agree with everything Avoid decisions Go off on tangent Name-calling Attack people/ideas HARMFUL BEHAVIOR Optimist International

  13. COMMUNICATIONS • “to make known” • “to have an interchange, as of ideas” • “to express oneself in such a way that one is readily and clearly understood Behaviors affect communications! Optimist International

  14. RUNNING A HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM • Keep each team member in the loop • Thank dominating members for their contributions, but ask them to allow others to participate • Get all members to participate • Help members make their point clearly Optimist International

  15. Ways to Involve Team Members • Pass a baton • Ask open-ended questions • Call directly on non-participants • Assign specific tasks • Ask for opinion • Rotate team roles Optimist International

  16. Conflicts and Behavior • Individuals attacking personalities or ideas • Constant criticism of other points of view • Displaying anger • Showing contempt • Unwilling to share the workload • Non participation • Gossip Optimist International

  17. Handling Team Conflicts • Identify/recognize problems • Act quickly • Formal conflict resolution an option • Team needs to reach consensus • Fire someone Optimist International

  18. Providing Recognition • Recognize individual team members informally and continually • Also provide formal recognition for special accomplishments Optimist International

  19. Making Team Meetings Fun! • Basic amenities for a comfortable meeting • Appropriate equipment • Good lighting and ventilation • Quiet and place that avoids outside distractions • Refreshments • Icebreakers Optimist International

  20. Making Team Decisions and Solving Problems • Gathering information • Analyzing information • Generating and analyzing ideas • Examining solution alternatives • Making decisions and gaining consensus Optimist International

  21. Making Team Decisions and Solving Problems • Generating and analyzing ideas • Gathering information • Analyzing information • Examining solution alternatives • Making decisions and gaining consensus Optimist International

  22. Solution Matrix Optimist International

  23. Making Team Decisions and Solving Problems • Gathering information • Analyzing information • Generating and analyzing ideas • Examining solution alternatives • Making decisions and gaining consensus Optimist International

  24. Summary • Importance of effective teams in solving problems • A team is only as good as its members make it • Every team member brings attributes • Establish rules of behavior • Maintain good communications • Each member needs to participate • Identify problems and resolve conflicts • Recognition is important • Make your meetings enjoyable • Steps involved in making team decisions and solving problems • Ways to make decisions and gain consensus Optimist International

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